Greene County Career Center 2018 Levy Information

Middle-skill jobs, which require education beyond high school but not a four-year degree, make up the largest part of Ohio’s labor market (National Skills Coalition)

Key industries in Greene County are unable to find enough sufficiently trained ‘high tech’ workers to fill these jobs

Local market analysis reveals a drastic need for skilled workers, including in the expanded areas of manufacturing, engineering and information technology tied to the aviation/aerospace industry

The Greene County Career Center is committed to developing this workforce through “Take Flight” while fighting to keep job opportunities close to home

Current Status:

A recent community survey of registered voters in Greene County indicated overwhelming support for “Take Flight”, which will expand programming at the Career Center in the areas of manufacturing, engineering and information technology associated with the local aviation/aerospace industry

The “Take Flight” Expansion will NOT eliminate CURRENT GCCC programs

Current career pathways align with job market needs and the Board of Education and administration are committed to keeping these programs strong and viable with modern curriculum, instruction and technology to respond to local job market needs

The Board has served as outstanding stewards of district money by saving funds from the permanent improvement levy to contribute substantially to this project

GCCC’s operating and permanent improvement levies are continuing and have been strongly supported by our communities

County-wide enrollment via the career center is at a 15 year high

Due to main campus and satellite offerings throughout the county over 3,000 students take advantage of career-technical programming through GCCC

In our 50-year history GCCC has prepared over 10,000 high school students for the workforce and/or post-secondary education. Tens of thousands more have taken advantage of adult workforce training

We have been raising the admission bar, but more than 62 students have been turned away so far for the 2018-2019 school year

Strategies:

The Board will ask voters on November 6, 2018 to consider a 1.03 mil bond for up to 20 years to help with the construction costs and technology needs

Business and industry are being called upon to assist with equipment and technology contributions

The cost of a 1.03 mil levy to the voters equates to $36.05 per year per $100,000 valuation or $3 each month

The proposed site of the new Greene County Career Center will be near Route 68 and U.S. 35 in Xenia, Ohio

The Board is exploring options for repurposing the current facilities on West Enon Road

Educational partnerships are in place with all seven Greene County School Districts and area colleges and universities to ensure alignment with college credit plus opportunities

Criteria architect and a design build firms have begun the development and design of a new Career Center

Aligned Aerospace Curriculum is already taking place across the county via a grant from the Beavercreek Schools in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Education